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YoungGuns deadline extendedDue to technical difficulties with entries, the deadline for YoungGuns for both the digital and advertising award entries is extended to Friday 6 November 2009. 30 Oct 2009 B2B editors take to twitter with TwitterfestToday, Wednesday, 21 October 2009, is the second and last day of the first TABPI Twitterfest. 21 Oct 2009 IFRA Expo 2009 info available on multiblogHighlights from the recently held IFRA Expo 2009 are available on the WAN-IFRA Magazine multiblog at www.wan-ifra.org/blogs/ifraexpo09. 19 Oct 2009 Live tweeting from Mobile Web AfricaThe inaugural two-day Mobile Web Africa, for which Bizcommunity.com is a media partner, kicked off yesterday morning, Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at the Michaelangelo Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. 13 Oct 2009 Chrome your Google experienceGoogle launched its web browser, Chrome, in September 2008 and on 6 October 2009, announced it has added a set of themes to customise users' experiences. 7 Oct 2009 Nokia World Day 2009 in Germany via webcastNokia is hosting Nokia World Day in Stuttgart, Germany, 2 - 3 September 2009. 27 Aug 2009 Connect with Highway Africa, DCI onlineShare ideas, expectations, projects and general feedback for next month's Highway Africa 2009 and the Digital Citizen Indaba (DCI) conferences via www.highwayafrica.com, blog http://highwayafrica.wordpress.com, DCI website and blog www.digitalcitizenindaba.com, Twitter profiles @highwayafrica09 and @dcindaba and Facebook group Friends of Highway Africa. 13 Aug 2009 A new, improved AfrigatorAfrican social media aggregator Afrigator yesterday, Wednesday, 14 May 2008, went live with version two of its public beta. 15 May 2008 SA Blog Awards 2008 nominations are outThe finalists in the SA Blog Awards 2008 were released on Wednesday, 5 March 2008, after a few days' delay. 6 Mar 2008 Zimbabwe parliament passes "snoop" billThe lower house of Zimbabwe's parliament passed a Bill on Wednesday, 13 June 2007, allowing the government to monitor phones, mail and the Internet to protect national security. 14 Jun 2007 Wireless on coffeeIn order to get customers to drink more than one cup of coffee at a sitting, Seattle Coffee Company created separate spaces with comfortable seating providing wireless access points for notebooks. 5 Mar 2007 Open source guru for Digital Freedom ExpoBrian Behlendorf, the creator of the popular open source Apache Web server, has confirmed he will speak at the University of the Western Cape’s Digital Freedom Expo to be held in Cape Town, 10 – 20 April 2007. 22 Feb 2007 Vista finally availableAccording to Microsoft, the most significant product launch in its history culminated in the general availability of the Windows Vista operating system and Microsoft Office 2007 on Tuesday, 30 January 2007. 31 Jan 2007 ISP launches Internet acceleratorInternet service provider (ISP) polka email and Internet has launched polka accelerator, which allows polka subscribers to surf the Internet and send and receive emails up to three times faster than before, for only R4.00 extra per month. 24 Jan 2007 Broadband network for Mother CityIOL Technology reports that the City of Cape Town is planning to spend R400 million setting up its own broadband network by 2010 so that it can bypass Telkom, saving money, and improving services and increasing revenue by offering Internet and telephone services to the private sector. 13 Dec 2006 Sneak a peak at the Swimwear modelsFor a sneak preview of the Sports Illustrated Swimwear 2006 models, go to www.siswimwear.co.za. 20 Sep 2006 Apple taking on the movie industryThe next revolution, according to iPod-maker Apple, will be televised, writes the Mail & Guardian Online. 15 Sep 2006 Child obesity fuelled by unscrupulous Internet marketingThe International Obesity Taskforce has found that various Internet sites attract children with advertising games and bypass the stricter advertising standards in traditional media with respect to food and beverage marketing, reports IOL Technology. 6 Sep 2006 SATSA conference available on webcastNow Media Webcasting - a webcasting company based in Johannesburg, with business links in Canada and Australia - recently webcast all the speeches and highlights of the two-day 37th annual Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) Conference and AGM. 5 Sep 2006 Ghana gets iBurstSouth African iBurst users are now able to roam in Ghana and vice versa, since the recent launch by Infinite Stream Ghana in collaboration with BusyInternet. 1 Sep 2006 Celebrity gossip blog for jetsettersCape Town blog publishing company, Cherryflava Media, has launched www.Jetstreaker.com, a local and international celebrity gossip magazine for the jetset elite. 25 Aug 2006 Digital minds to meetThe recently formed Cape Town-based Digital Forum is meeting on Thursday, 17 August 2006, at BBDO, 4th Floor, 30 Chiappini Street, Waterkant, at 5.30pm for an evening of catch-up on activities, feedback and discussion sessions. 4 Aug 2006 WiMAX spectrum for iBurstThe Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has issued wireless broadband provider iBurst with a WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) spectrum, as iBurst is considering a WiMAX deployment. 31 Jul 2006 MWeb goes wireless with 3G broadbandMWeb is now offering 3G wireless broadband to new and existing customers through a strategic partnership with Vodacom to resell Vodacom's data connectivity products. 19 Jul 2006 Watch local soccer games live on your cellphoneThis year, soccer fans unable to travel to a stadium to see their favourite teams play in the Vodacom International Challenge, 15 - 23 July 2006, are experiencing the action on their Vodacom Vodafone live! 3G cellphone with Vodacom's Mobile TV service. 18 Jul 2006 iBurst implements ADCOWireless broadband provider iBurst is the first South African broadband operator to implement Additional Data Carry Over (ADCO). 2 Jul 2006 IS to continue as JINXThe Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) has accepted Internet Solutions' proposal over Telkom's to host the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) for the 2006 - 2009 period. 12 Jun 2006 Porn-blocking service for parentsParents wanting to prevent their children from accessing pornography on their cellphones can now SMS the word "BLOCK" followed by their child's cellphone number to 41333 and the number will be blocked from downloading adult content. 11 Jun 2006 Please feel free to play with our ballsCreative agency 9November Union - a combination of smaller businesses that operate independently and sometimes in union - has recently unveiled its website, www.9november.co.za. 4 Jun 2006 Pioneering blogging as a media vehicleSouth African A-list blogger and brand manager Jonathan Cherry has launched the Cherryflava Media Company, which will focus on sponsorship opportunities on its various titles and the development of fresh interactive online campaigns. 4 Jun 2006 |
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